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Kid's Music Stage SATURDAY
1 to 2:30 PM - Austin School for the Performing and Visual Arts -ASPVA proudly presents their YouthCast Choice Award winners! Be prepared to be amazed by the talent of these young performers. 3:15 to 4:15 PM - AfterMath - Representing the Austin School of Music's Rock Camp, and voted one of Austin's Best Teen Bands in the Austin Chronicle, Aftermath is a youth based band with a rocking set for all ages. SUNDAY
12 to 1 PM - Carson McHone - 16-year-old singer-songwriter-chanteuse with a youthful appeal and a classic Texas Hill Country sound. 1:30 to- 2:45 PM Knights of Steel - 15 piece steel drum ensemble from McCallum High School's Fine Art's Music Program. 3:15 to 4 PM. - Chief Rival - One of Austin's top and most original Under-18 bands, Chief Rival's sparse, spaciness, mixed with a tendancy to rock, makes for a mezmirizing show for all ages. Abrakadoodle Enjoy being an architect for a day with Abrakadoodle as you create your own mobile made from plastic shapes! A national arts education program, Abrakadoodle offers art classes, art camps, and art parties to children between the ages of twenty months and twelve years old. Abrakadoodle’s programs are motivated by the scientific research that shows how intelligence is enriched through creative activity. www.abrakadoodle.com ARC of the Capital Area Join Arc of the Capital Area to create fanciful Bugs n’ Butterflies The Arc of the Capital Area is a non-profit organization committed to the vision of a world where all people with disabilities are offered the same opportunities as others to pursue a full and productive life. www.arcofthecapitalarea.org Austin Children’s Museum Create one of a kind "shrinky dink" jewelry with Austin Children's Museum, made out of recyclable plastic! The Austin Children's Museum captivates children and families with innovative learning experiences designed to equip and inspire future problem-solvers. Cultivating a love of learning and a spirit of curiosity, the Austin Children's Museum embraces Austin culture and challenges adults and children to participate in a relationship that nourishes creativity. www.austinkids.org Austin Children's Shelter Create Lady Bug Rocks with Austin Children's Shelter.Provided with an assortment of smooth rocks, colorful sharpies, crazy eyes, and bendy pipe cleaners, kids can create their very own pet lady bug for good luck. The Austin Children's Shelter is devoted to being a safe haven for children who have been removed from their homes due to circumstances of life-threatening abuse or neglect. The shelter has provided high quality care and integral services extending from individual and group therapy, to medical and dental care, to educational assistance to re-build the self-esteem and reduce the emotional trauma of child victims since 1984. www.austinchildrenshelter.org Austin Rock Gym Enjoy an exciting rock climbing adventure at Art City Austin 09. Join Austin Rock Gym as you scale new heights. Austin's only dedicated rock climbing company, ARG offers the most comprehensive climbing lessons and services available in the city, including two indoor facilities, portable walls, outdoor guiding, full-service rock trips, parties, and more. www.austinrockgym.com Future Craft Collective Collaborate with other artists to create a giant collage with die-cut pieces of recycled paper, cereal boxes, and more! Future Craft Collective will show you how to create the extraordinary out of the ordinary. The Future Craft Collective is about inspiring children to get crafty and create beauty, while simultaneously teaching them ways of minimizing our impact on this earth. We want kids to discover ways to create a world in which the belief in handmade looms larger than the messages of the marketing machine. From the idea, to the completion of a project, to showing it off in public, we want to teach children to recognize the value and pride and indeed the thrill in saying "Thanks, I made it myself." www.futurecraftcollective.com Pro Arts Collective ProArts in an incubator of artistic expression representing the African Diaspora and is dedicated to the production of transformational and accessible works for the enrichment of the community. www.proartsaustin.org Theater Action Project The street is your canvas with Theater Action Project! Chalk on the 1st Street Bridge with Sarah Hickman on Saturday, April 25th and be a part of the show on Sunday, April 26th as TAP leads you on a fun filled parade! A team of professionally trained artists and educators, TAP works in partnership with schools and communities to ignite and enhance engaging arts programs. A vision to provide young people with opportunities to learn critical life-skills, gain tools for creative expression, and to build self-esteem and confidence to solve everyday real-world problems drives the work of Theater Action Project. www.theateractionproject.org Face Painting with Angela Dyke Be the canvas for an original work of art by Angela Dyke. Embrace the festival spirit with a fun face painting. |